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June 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
The chairman of the court, Farouq Sultan, was a personal appointee of Mr
Mubarak.
But the day before the ruling, the authorities announced that military police
were being given the right to arrest civilians, a move some interpreted as a
preparation for protests that would follow a Shafiq victory.
Though the Brotherhood is being strongly promoted in mosques throughout the
country, Mr Shafiq has the backing of the powerful patronage networks who
ran the country under Mr Mubarak, as well as minority groups such as
Christians who fear Islamist domination.
Many Egyptians also fear a loss of personal freedoms if the Brotherhood come
to power. “If the Islamists win everything will change,” said
Shaouki Abdulradi, a Muslim customer of a shop selling wine and beer in
central Cairo. While the Brotherhood has promised to respect personal
liberties, Mr Abdulradi said there would be a long-term squeeze on “unIslamic
practices” like drinking alcohol.
In a statement yesterday, Amnesty International said the decision to give the
military powers of arrest had “dangerous and pervasive ramifications
for the rule of law”.
“That the Minister of Justice could now give an army responsible for
killing, torture, and thousands of arbitrary arrests and unfair trials the
power to arrest and detain civilians beggars belief. It is nothing less than
legally sanctioning abuse,” its deputy Middle East director, Hassiba
Hadj Sahraoui, said.
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